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  1. News

    RSPP Polls More Than 900 Russian Companies

    16 May 2020

    IIn April 2020, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) conducted a country-wide survey among its members based on the methodology of the International Labour Organization to find out how much the Covid-19 pandemic affected company operations.

  2. COVID 19

    Tripartite Agreement Reached to Pro-rate Wages Based on Varied Levels of Deployment

    08 May 2020

    In Sri Lanka, an ad hoc tripartite taskforce on COVID-19 established to make recommendations on safeguarding the interests of workers and employers through social dialogue. Tripartite interactions within the Task Force led inter alia to a tripartite agreement between the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC), trade unions and the Ministry of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations. The agreement calls upon employers to pay wages for days worked based on the basic salary, while for any days not worked to either pay at the rate of 50 per cent of the basic wage or Rs 14,500/ (whichever is higher). In addition to ensuring that full salaries would be paid for workers (for March and April), this agreement represented a rare occasion where all stakeholders agreed on a fixed minimum wages at national level.

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    COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes

    ILO welcomes joint action to tackle COVID-19 threats to global garment industry

    22 April 2020

    Employers, workers, retailers and major brands will form an international working group – convened by the International Labour Organization – to address the already serious damage to the garment industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    COVID-19: Solidarity between employers’ and workers’ organizations

    In times of crisis, solidarity between workers and employers is paramount, says the ILO

    09 April 2020

    Past crises show that workers and employers need to work together to address the impact of COVID-19, says a new joint report from the International Labour Organization’s workers’ and employers’ groups.

  5. Article

    COVID-19 and the world of work

    18 March 2020

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    Social Justice

    World Day of Social Justice 2020

    20 February 2020

    If the future is going to work for everyone, it will mean putting people and planet first. But how? Tell policymakers what you think!

  7. Employers Organizations

    Empowerment of women in the workplace in Philippines

    19 February 2020

    The ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) supports employers to promote the development of soft skills for women in the workplace

  8. Employers Organizations

    One more step in the compliance journey of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) Ms. Daw Khine Khine Nwe, Secretary General of the MGMA emphasized

    17 February 2020

    Launch of four new products for Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) with the support of the ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP)

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    Women in Business and Management

    Sharp rise in women-owned businesses in Central America

    16 December 2019

    Case studies from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico (Chihuahua) and Panama show that women’s success as business owners and employers can be influenced by the size of their enterprise, the economic sectors in which they operate, their education and professional experience.

  10. Employers Organizations

    Employers from the IGAD region launch the Confederation of IGAD Employers (CIE)

    12 December 2019

    The ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) supported the negotiations and the launch of the Confederation of IGAD Employers (CIE)